Brave Grant, thou hero of the war, <br />Thou art the emblem of the morning star, <br />Transpiring from the East to banish fear, <br />Revolving o'er a servile Hemisphere, <br />At large thou hast sustained the chief command <br />And at whose order all must rise and stand, <br />To hold position in the field is thine, <br />To sink in darkness or to rise and shine. <br /> <br />Thou art the leader of the Fed'ral band, <br />To send them at thy pleasure through the land, <br />Whose martial soldiers never did recoil <br />Nor fail in any place to take the spoil, <br />Thus organized was all the army firm, <br />And led unwavering to their lawful term, <br />Never repulsed or made to shrink with fear, <br />Advancing in their cause so truly dear. <br /> <br />The love of Union burned in every heart, <br />Which led them true and faithful from the start, <br />Whether upon water or on land, <br />They all obeyed their marshall's strict command, <br />By him the regiments were all surveyed, <br />His trumpet voice was by the whole obeyed, <br />His order right was every line to form, <br />And all be well prepared to front the storm. <br /> <br />Ye Southern gentlemen must grant him praise, <br />Nor on the flag of Union fail to gaze; <br />Ye ladies of the South forego the prize, <br />Our chief commander here to recognize, <br />From him the stream of general orders flow, <br />And every chief on him some praise bestow, <br />The well-known victor of the mighty cause <br />Demands from every voice a loud applause. <br /> <br />What more has great Napoleon ever done, <br />Though many battles in his course he won? <br />What more has Alexander e'er achieved, <br />Who left depopulated cities grieved? <br />To him we dedicate the whole in song, <br />The verses from our pen to him belong, <br />To him the Union banners are unfurled, <br />The star of peace the standard of the world.<br /><br />George Moses Horton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/general-grant-the-hero-of-the-war/
